Gro Eirin Dyrnes keynote Startup Day: Think BIG, Think Global, September 24. 2015

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Go global or die? Oslo Business Region and BI Startup Day 2015

Gro Dyrnes, Innovation Norway San Francisco & Silicon Valley

Blue sky

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Silicon Valley is The World Epicentre for Tech and Innovation A Complete Ecosystem

Concentration and # of Tech Companies

Large Talent Pool Access to Venture Capital

World class Universities & research centres

Supportive Culture &

Community Source: Innovation Norway, Nordic Innovation House

The Silicon Valley Culture Fuels Innovation

Disruption Growth and Ambition Pay it Forward Mentality

Learning from Failure Collaboration A wish to make the world a better place

Source: Innovation Norway, Nordic Innovation House

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«Minds are like parachutes, they only function when open» Thomas Dewar

Dream commitment blog

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Be prepared; solve a need, show traction, trust & know your market

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How can we help?

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We tailor our offerings to opportunities and customer needs

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Nordic Innovation House is a Co-workingspace – Resource center – Networking hub

for Nordic tech startups, corporates and investors Innovation Norway, Nordic Innovation House

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TINC Silicon Valley is an intensive 4 week accelerator program for tech startups to validate their business model and product market fit with

reduced risk, time and cost to market. Innovation Norway, Nordic Innovation House

REACH is a 6 month program in Silicon Valley enabling research-

based innovation projects to realize commercial value by identifying a viable route to

market

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Thank you!

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